Local notices and happenings in Freeport area
A Freeport newspaper item lists a city council meeting next Monday, a church festival raising funds, steers shipped to Chicago, temperance union meeting, a petty quarrel over a china tea set, and local remarks on corn, wages, and rail service. It notes chimney height in La Salle, a marriage in Amboy, and staff changes at railways, with Halloween antics reported and various city personalities mentioned.
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la Salle
Glucose Works
Chicago
Matthiesen & Segeler
Freeport Journal notes cow sale and city politics
A humorous note from Richards reports a citizen selling his cow and linking cattle control to upcoming elections. It praises Dr. John F. Fair for aiding Harry Dugan’s recovery from a fall at Illinois Central. The Freeport Dramatic Club plans a benefit at Pecatonica featuring Zet on Parle Francais and Mrs Jarley’s Waxfigures to aid Michigan sufferers.
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Richards
Freeport Journal
Harry Dugan
Illinois Central Ry
John F. Fair
Freeport Dramatic Club
Pecatonica
Jarley
Michigan
Pecatonita
Bank failure disrupts Byron and local creditors
Byron in Ogle county suffers a bank failure after a creamery man overdrawn $10,000 while holding a large butter speculative claim in Boston before an assignment left the bank with liabilities around $30,000 and no assets. Managers were arrested and Byron residents, mainly small businesses and farmers, face heavy losses.
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Byron
Ogle County
Boston
Kapowlton
Pecatonica
Great Revolution In Congregations At House Of Worship
A year of strong growth with congregations increasing as church unity and enthusiasm rise. Treasurer notes the year’s success in pastor salary payments and funds raised for various uses. Rev H. M. Crisman preached 23 sermons and funeral messages, exceeding the prior average. The pastor missed three Sabbaths. Outlook is bright with a salary increase planned and a fall building program featuring a new roof stained windows and a new lecture room to enhance comfort and appeal.
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House of Worship
Telephone Exchange Opens For Continuous Service Sundays Excluded
The Telephone Exchange now offers continuous service with an after-hours night rate from nine p.m. to six a.m. Charges per month start at 25 cents for a single message, 20 cents for two messages, 16 cents each for three to five, and 10 cents for each additional message. Ten or more messages in a month earn a 20 percent discount. Use limited to the subscriber, family, or employee. no sharing except for emergencies or fire alarms. Executive Committee: WwW G. Bansys, C. B. Sasronn, L. 2. Farwewu.
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G. Bansys
C. B. Sasronn
Farwewu
The Gushing Girl
A Des Moines Mail writer critiques a gushing style, noting a performer’s verbosity and charm for some listeners. It contrasts male appreciation with female disdain, portraying the gusher as artifice and vanity that risks discrediting the speaker’s sex.
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Des Moines
Fiy
Golden Wedding and Birth of Alice Thompson in Baileyville
Mr and Mrs W H Hollenbeck celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at home in Baileyville Illinois on October 26 1881. Their daughter Alice married George Thompson of Son s. Nine teen grandchildren and ninety eight relatives attended. A large supper followed and guests moved to Gigers Hall for music and dancing before bidding the couple good night.
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W. H. Hollenbeck
Baileyville
Ill
Alice
George Thompson
Giger’s Hall
American Agriculturist subscription offer and content appeal
An urging pitch promotes the American Agriculturist as a versatile farm and household journal with engravings and children's sections. It highlights 41st volume starting January 1, claims value beyond swindles, and lists subscription terms including 1.50 per year and bulk rates. offers specimen numbers post free from Orange Judd Co., New York.
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N. B
Orange Judd Co
Broadway
New York
Recent Deaths Tallies from 1881 Obituaries
Rev F Smith former pastor of the German Methodist church died of consumption on Saturday. Mr Schmidt battled illness traveling to Europe and Florida for health. Philip Burkhart died October 25, 1881 aged over eighty three. born in Alcage, came to America in 1855. He leaves seven children and several relatives in Bloomington. Mrs William A Youngman died October 25, 1881 near Popular Bluff Missouri, aged about 41. her husband was Stephenson county sheriff in 1860. St Mary’s Catholic Fair at Hettinger’s Hall raised about a thousand dollars for the church. a committee later determined prize entitlements for season tickets.
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F. Smith
Schmidt
Europe
Florida
Philip Burkhart
William Arndt
Burkhart
Alcage
America
Frederick Burkhart
Arndt
Lewis Bruno
Neary Burkhart
Jacob Burkhart
Martin Burkhart
Bloomington
Popular Bluff
Missouri
William A. Youngman
Youngman
Freeport
William A. Younginn
Stephenson County
St. Mary’ Cathotle
St. Mary's
Alympry
Hettinger's Hall
Firal Prizs
Middleditch
C. Fifield
Grundy Center
Iowa
R. F. Hayes
Lena
George F. de Forest
First National Bank
William C. Wright
Hay
Stephensen Street
George C. Fry
Chicago
C.J. Fry
A. M. Jones
United States
Illinois
Joe R. Perkins
Nebraska
Will Goon
J. M. Sawyer
Sadie Wilden
Rochester
N. Y
J. C. Kean
Minnesota
Jennie F. Bowen
Sam Harris
Willapen
Wisteria Hanover
Savanna
Misa Jennie Harris
Charlea Baumgarten
St. Louis
Baumgarten
J. M. Bailey
T. Wilcoxon
Arlington Heights
Wilcoxon
James M. Sawyer
Illinois Central
Rochester & Pittsburg RK K
N.Y
Elias F. Knapp
W. H. Hollenoack
Webster City
Baileyville
Reuben C. Hallett
Carroll County Herald
Hallett
Chicago Daily Herald
L. Munn
Lsq
Grand Lodge of Free Masons
Dad
Knights Templar
Trinda
Raffle results and local notices from Freeport
Miss Mollie M Gleason drew a fine decorated china set ticket 466. Others won jewelry a camp chair a silver castor and more. Next morning raffling resumed due to unsold articles. Numerous locals reported travel visits and town news including court official J M Bailey to Chicago, J M Sawyer new Rochester freight post, and Masonry incomes for Loyal L Munn.
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Mollie M. Gleason
F. Taylor
Father McMahon
Apple River
Mary Jane McDermot
A. Flipman
James Welch
Lizzie Curley
F. Chan
Donchue
Mrs. Gan
James Darrah
Mollie Gleason
Geo
Samm
Henry Luetlig
T. F. Mangan
Pat Fitzgerald
Weather woes and village notes from Woodville
From Woodville the editor notes scarce news and bad weather hurting corn harvests. Diptheria hits families Bailey and Higin, Levi Benford and Eli Garberish ill. Cattle losses, hog stable work, and a large anticipated matrimonial harvest are mentioned as community details. The Woodville band prepares for nuptials as Mr Conaty of Bobtown lies sick.
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Woodville
Erosport Republican
John Bailey
William Higin
Levi Benford
Eli Garberish
Hetherton
Alexander Robinson
Waddams Center
Iis
Woodville Band
Mr. Conaty
Bobtown
Fuver
Rainy Weather Holds Back Haena Harvest Efforts
From Haena Vista the editor notes persistent rain and mud hindering pedestrians and students. Farmers report slowed corn collection with crops about average for the area. Two of Mr Jarret Wollford's children suffered typhoid but are recovering. Mr Tegac McClain and others remain ill.
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Jarret Wollford
Tegac McClain
Prolonged stay in Minnesota sparks local journal feud
A Cedarville report mocks Buena Vista coverage and urges broader town news gathering. The piece, signed by Tasac Hass, also relays a humorous tale of a Bolander hired man chasing a colt in damp barns, ducks and a sow incident, while lamenting Monday publication delays and proposing a local Lyceum for youths.
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Tasac
Minnesota
the Journal
Cedarville
Buena Vista
Buckeye
George Bolander
Lena Echoes Cold Weather and Borough Changes
The Freeport Republican notes Lena growing crowded with new residents as farmers sell farms and move away. A barn-raising, local deaths from typhoid, new sidewalks, an ownership shift at a confectionery, Hallowe'en mischief, and a Kansas trip are among town updates. The crowd hopes Rev Schulz’s wife recovers from typhoid, and a women’s temperance union meeting is reported.
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Lena
Freeport Republican
Bocke
F. Nixon
Mary Hudson
M. E
F. F. Farmiloe
Lens
Schulz
W. Clark
Albright
Mit Dodds
Morristown
Chas. Kiplinger
Fred Kramer
John Shout
Kansas
Ed. Stahl
Mies L. Stover
Bryant
United States
A. P. Parson
A. Shannon
Cincinnati
Michigan
The
Musical Association
J. B. Smith
D. W. Frisby
A. F P. Reber
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
Gospel cars on passenger trains proposed by conductor
A Boston Journal reader asks why Gospel cars should not join passenger trains and smoking cars. Conductor Harris of the Old Colony Railroad replies the idea is practical, noting Christian men spend hours weekly on railroads and suggesting arrangements like organs and facing seats to honor God during travel.
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The
Boston Journal
Harris
Old Colony Railroad
Practical railroad experience and baseball mix in notice
A fragmentary note describes practical railroad experience and a game of baseball, mentioning batter skills and a comparison to Petds. no clear event or names are readable. The text appears as a garbled OCR fragment with scattered phrases about gospel song books and a wheat cake reference, lacking coherent details.
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Cardy
A New Departure in Atlas and Gazetteer Field
Rand McNally offers a completed Combination Atlas Gazetteer and Cyclopedia Indexed Atlas a world in one volume. The publishers claim a unique comprehensive plan designed for practical use in business offices and family libraries. A copy has been secured through county agent J Lawson Wright.
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Rand, McNally
Condey Library
Special Notice at the Pair Hamburg Edgings Bargain
An advertisement states a special sale opens Wednesday at 10 o clock. It touts the greatest bargains in Hamburg Edgings with three prices at 8 30 and 10 3 cents. Many Dew goods for the holidays are offered but cannot be placed at present prices.
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Hamburg
Closing Out Great Reductions in Millinery for Sixty Days
Millinery stock facing a two month closeout as sales push to clear remaining hats and accessories. Local shop promotes deep discounts and steady selection for new season styles. Event highlights storewide reductions and limited quantities.
Firet Steamer New Crop Spring Japan Offer
Firet Steamer announces new crop Spring Japan Tes-THE FINEST JAPAN Tui PoerkD at 08 cents per pound, available at Bury Bro's.
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Japan
Bury Bro's
Burchard and Scott Sell Hardware at 244 Burchard
Ad touts Plate at front Hardware Store with largest assortment in market. Highlights hardware of every description and location at 244 Burchard Street.
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Burchard & Scott
Burchard
Vast Ladies Furs and New Season Goods Arrive at Wattox
Wattox announces an immense stock of ladies furs and new season canned fruits. Burrell Bros advertise silk plumes and fur trims. Seeley and Rea push silk fabric, Formosa Oolong, cloaks, and flour. Burren features heirloom items and guaranteed fit at low prices.
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Wattox
Seeley
New Goods Offerings At Wyr Warr Store
Advertises largest dry goods stock including carpets and assorted items. Claims low prices under wholesale. mentions new patent on old rolls with warranted quality. Addressed by WRINGERS at 244 BURCHARD & CO.
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Wy. Warr
Parker's Ginger Cure Promises Quick Health Shake
An advertisement touts Parker's Ginger Cure as a solution for fatigue and poor spirits, claiming the first dose unlocks vitality and restores health. The ad lists sales at Less Manufacturer's Prices and promotes various products alongside bargain boots and tobacco at fixed prices. It mentions Bee advertising and local merchants Burnkit Bros and Staver & Co in a busy sales pitch.
Parker’s Ginger Tonic Restores Health Amid Financial Strains
A woman recalls nearly six years of illness tied to kidney and other disorders. After exhausting funds on doctors, Parker’s Ginger Tonic provided a remarkable cure as the sole medicine used. Her family regained health and saved money, enabling a return to modest prosperity.
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Parker
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Kendall
Raruptacan
Second Presbyterian Church
Armory
Brad
Zartman
Pho Ludiey Christian Temperance Union of
Temperance Hall
Chicago Street
Donalite
Bulletin
St. Mary's Catholic Fair
Freeport Conslatory
Eadwin C. Warner
Dwight B. Breed
General Atking
Segismors
Board of Supervisors of
Whiteside County
Haa
Stephenson County Board of Supervisors
W. BP. Lawver
M. D
Asaayer
Mint Bureau
Michael Lawver
Second National Bank
American Chemical Society
Hell
New York City
St. Paul Road
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
Detruit Ron Press
Swan
Charles K. Dickson
Amboy
Kittie Beals
Tjnois Central
H. H. Beala
Miss Beals
New York Divwarch
Tme
Abe
Rita
Wizard Oil Couping
Chicrgo
Kits
aKl
Aublrd O Atkins
Paud
W.G. van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atkins
Guiteau
London Daily Mews
Garth
Horace Greatey
Blackguardian
J. B. Market
F. W. Nazarene
Orangeville
M. E. Church
Frank P. Stone
Bennet
Neb
Clara B. Hill
Davis
Fox
Maoia Central Ry
Belleview
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Rockford
Elgin
Actuol
Cisiea
Lena Star
Keat
Branch
Wohlford
Henry Rosenstiel
Messrs. Hayes & Willets
J. C. Conaty
McConnell's Grove
Washington
Gays Paolmaster
James
Arlington
Arthur
Blaine
Windom
Lincoln
Iunt
Kirkwood
Senator Jones
Nevada
Pearson
Powlmaster Pearson
Janes
Mra
J. B. Hayes Temperanva Society
Jonee
White
Migs Williard
J. G. Oyler
Haena Vista
Seeley & Rea
Formosa
Burren
Bros
Burchard & Sco
That Bros
Callen Staver & So
Ple Burnkit Bros
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